Expert Analysis

Mindful Severance Clause Tips Before NLRB Rethinks Limits

The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Prime Communications hinted that it may reconsider the leg... (more story)

Latest NLRB Pick Could Put 4 Key Rulings On Chopping Block

If President Donald Trump's recent nominee for the National Labor Relations Board is confirmed, it would restore t... (more story)

Employer Tips After 4th Circ. Rejects Trimmed Suit Deadlines

The Fourth Circuit's recent holding in Thomas v. EOTech that employers cannot use contractual provisions to shorte... (more story)

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Tennis Group Says Grand Slams Are Retaliating For Lawsuit

Tennis players told a New York federal court their professional association is being denied access to the French Open and Wimbledon in retaliation for suing several tournament operators and the sports' governi... (more story)

7th Circ. Presses Trans CTA Driver On Bias Evidence

A Seventh Circuit panel Thursday pressed counsel for a former Chicago Transit Authority bus driver on whether the record showed he was fired because he is transgender, rather than because he failed to follow p... (more story)

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NLRB GC Asks Board To Overturn 2 Biden-Era Rulings

Employers should be allowed to tell workers that unionizing could end their direct relationship with their managers, as well as hold mandatory meetings to discourage unionization, the National Labor Relations ... (more story)

NLRB Affirms Decision Clearing Apple Of Unfair Firing Claim

The National Labor Relations Board cleared Apple of claims that it fired a worker for raising workplace concerns, affirming a judge's ruling that the worker raised only "personal gripes" in a series of disruptive mass emails.

Paving Co. Urges 6th Circ. To Revisit Union Withdrawal Ruling

A Midwest paving and road construction company has urged the Sixth Circuit to rethink its recent decision finding that the company unlawfully locked out Michigan employees during a bargaining dispute with a un... (more story)

Pa. School OK To Remove List Of 'Infamous' Strikebreakers

A divided Pennsylvania appeals panel on Wednesday held that administrators at a Pennsylvania university were allowed to remove a list of "infamous" strike-breaking union faculty members from a public bulletin ... (more story)

Med Spa Fired Worker For Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Told

A Texas medical spa admitted to firing a worker because she'd discussed her pay with a co-worker, so it should be held liable for a National Labor Relations Act violation, agency prosecutors told a National La... (more story)

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Chick-fil-A Worker Fired For Sabbath Observance, EEOC Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court Thursday that a Chick-fil-A franchisee unlawfully fired a delivery manager because she needed Saturdays off to observe the Sabbath.

Ex-Immigration Judge Says DOJ Targeted Dissenters, Others

A former immigration judge in Massachusetts said in a lawsuit brought Thursday that he was fired in a purge of those with "political ideologies contrary to those held" by the Trump administration in violation ... (more story)

8th Circ. Says 3M Engineer's Early Retirement Nulls Vax Suit

A former 3M Co. engineer can't sue for religious discrimination over the manufacturing conglomerate's pandemic-era vaccination requirement because he retired before his faith-based exemption request was resolv... (more story)

DOJ Asserts Broad Power In BigLaw Executive Order Appeal

A Trump administration attorney told the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that the president could revoke someone's security clearance for reasons including race, religion, or even refusal to pay a $1 million bribe — ... (more story)

Ogletree Fights Atty's Discovery Bid For DQ Push In Bias Suit

A Georgia federal court should deny a bid for discovery aimed at disqualifying Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from defending a security company against discrimination claims because the request stems... (more story)

Justices Back Courts' Power Over Cases Sent To Arbitration

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a subsequent award, affirming a Second Circuit decision enforcing an awa... (more story)

Rebel Wilson Can't Defeat Calif. Defamation Suit On Appeal

California appellate justices upheld an order denying Rebel Wilson's bid to ax a defamation suit alleging she spread lies about producers of the movie "The Deb," and whom she accused of embezzlement and sexual... (more story)

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Fortive, Subsidiary Seek Early Win In Wrongful Firing Suit

Technology company Fortive and a medical equipment subsidiary asked a Colorado federal judge for an early win in a former regional sales director's lawsuit alleging she was fired for raising concerns about com... (more story)

Motor Carrier Exemption Sinks Ex-Trucker's OT Suit

A former truck driver who could reasonably be expected to engage in interstate commerce fell under the Motor Carrier Act exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Thursday, gra... (more story)

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6th Circ. Flunks Teacher's Suit Over Guide Dog Training Pay

The Sixth Circuit declined to revive a hearing and vision-impaired art teacher's disability bias suit claiming she was unlawfully blocked from using paid sick leave to attend guide dog training, crediting her ... (more story)

Seton Hall Hit With Wage Suit Over Dorm Monitor Pay

Seton Hall University illegally failed to pay resident assistants minimum wage and overtime compensation despite requiring them to perform extensive supervisory, security and administrative duties in campus do... (more story)

NC Healthcare Workers Get Final Nod On $1.5M Wage Deal

A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.56 million settlement with the owners of several North Carolina hospitals and healthcare facilities accused of manipulating workers' time sheets to skirt overtime requirements.

Judge Recommends Cert. In United Airlines Unit OT Suit

Current and former employees for a United Airlines subsidiary providing cleaning services on planes can proceed as a class in their lawsuit alleging overtime pay violations tied to shift trades, a Colorado fed... (more story)

Bob Evans Took Improper Tip Credit, Ex-Server Tells Court

Bob Evans Restaurants forced servers to spend substantial time performing nontipped work while paying them subminimum tipped wages under a tip credit, according to a proposed collective and class action filed ... (more story)